The freezing transition as a symmetry breaking phenomenon

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 74-93

  Hernando, J A ^a   Blum, L ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

SYMMETRY BREAKING PHENOMENON;

FREEZING;

EID: 0043095321     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(96)00211-7     Document Type: Article

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